Best Original Screenplay: 1. Reds — Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths2. Modern Romance — Albert Brooks and Monica Johnson3. Escape From New York – John Carpenter and Nick Castle4. Looker — Michael Crichton5. Raiders of the Lost Ark – Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas and Philip Kaufman

Carmine Caridi and Treat Williams in Sidney Lumet's Prince of the City